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Class 7/145 - Axe, hatchet, or adz head


Subclass of Class 7 - Compound tools
Definition: Tools wherein an impacting head is mounted on the end of
No. of patents: 49
Last issue date: 07/28/2009


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7565711Combination firefighting tool
A firefighting demolition tool having an elongate pole as a handle. The upper end of the pole carries a head with a piercing point. The sides of the head have teeth for sawing. A hook projects from the head for tearing away material and which may also be an arrestin...
07/28/2009
7350440Framing hammer assembly
A framing hammer assembly enables a user to tend to nail work within tight spaces. The hammer assembly comprises a three-dimensional hammer head, an elongate hammer handle, and a select tool attachment assembly. The hammer head comprises first and second nail-striki...
04/01/2008
7318367Carpet installation tool
A carpet installation tool capable of being used to crease and tuck carpets in a wide variety of locations, including those difficult to access. The tool includes a handle that defines a longitudinal axis of the tool and a head disposed at one end of the handle. The...
01/15/2008
7225544Ice axe for mountaineering with adjustable grip
The ice axe for mountaineering includes a head, a shaft, and an anatomical grip having one free end and an end secured to the shaft. The grip defines a handling zone of the ice axe and includes an adjusting member for adjusting the length of the handling zone. The a...
06/05/2007
7219382Multi-purpose tool
A tool that can be assembled into multiple configurations for various uses. The tool includes at least two shafts that connect together, as well as multiple, interchangeable accessories that can be coupled to the shafts. Examples of some accessories include a stake,...
05/22/2007
7192230System, apparatus and method for decoupling a railcar restraint
A system for decoupling a restraint from a railcar is provided. According to one embodiment, the system comprises a lifting device and a decoupler apparatus. The lifting device is structured to position the decoupler apparatus adjacent to the restraint. The decouple...
03/20/2007
7143459Ice axe or hammer axe with hollow shaft equipped with a stop
An ice axe or hammer axe comprises a gripping shaft having a hollow tube equipped with a stop which is mounted retractable at the end of the shaft between a first retracted position and a second working position. The stop is formed by a plug equipped with a spur sal...
12/05/2006
7131678Magnetic tool
The magnetic tool has a narrow, elongate, rigid shank having a handgrip end and a selectively extendible and retractable magnet at the opposite working end. Various mechanisms are provided at the handgrip end to extend and retract the magnet. The working end of the ...
11/07/2006
7107874Hammer having a detachable bell
A hammer having a coupling rod extended from a neck at one end of the hammer body of the hammer, a bell detachably attached to the coupling rod, a rubber socket mounted in a transverse through hole of the bell and a transverse through hole of the coupling rod to acc...
09/19/2006
7093689Ladder support bracket
A ladder support bracket (11) receives a rung of a ladder intended to be placed against the gutter (19) of a building and thus restraining it, and hence the ladder, from sideways or downwards movement. The bracket includes a first region (12) fo...
08/22/2006
7090197Hammer and hammer head having a frontal extractor
A hammer and hammer head comprising a striking head with a striking surface thereon that defines a front of the hammer, and an interface section including at leas one frontal extractor. In one embodiment, a plurality of frontal extractors are provided that are forme...
08/15/2006
7062809Magnetic roofing hatchet
A roofing hatchet having a magnetic striking face is hereby disclosed. A unique shouldered cap housing the magnet dampens the forces transferred from the striking by transferring the force directly to the hatchet head, bypassing the magnet, thereby preventing demagn...
06/20/2006
7051443Multi-function heavy duty utility knife with stabilizer pivot structure
A heavy duty utility knife with ergonomic finger and thumb positions in relation to an internal stabilizer pivot structure which includes a wheel for safer, stronger, smoother and more efficient cutting. The knife also provides the user with an easy access, blade ch...
05/30/2006
7051390Multi-purpose tool
A multipurpose tool is designed to meet the particular needs of commercial truck drivers. Preferably, it has a unitary, single-piece head which includes a chopping tool, a hammering tool, and a prying-pivoting tool, and a nail and/or staple removal assembly. Prefera...
05/30/2006
7036952Single body multi-tool device
A single body multi-tool device having a plurality of compartments in a housing thereof. Mounted in these compartments are various hand tools such as a hatchet, a digging tool, a flashlight, a knife and a saw, each being separately usable without interfering with th...
05/02/2006
7010822Connecting device for connecting a main tool and an auxiliary tool of a combination tool
A connecting device, which connects detachably a main tool and an auxiliary tool of a combination tool, includes first and second clamping members, a pivot joint, and a fastening member. The pivot joint interconnects the first and second clamping members, and permit...
03/14/2006
6944955Competition/leashless ice axe with adjustable grip
An ice axe device and method has an adjustable grip. The ice axe includes an elongated shaft with opposite proximal and distal ends. A pick is disposed at the distal end of the elongated shaft, and a grip is disposed at the proximal end of the elongated shaft. A pom...
09/20/2005
6938523Cleanout cap wrench
A wrench having at least four square voids therein which will permit manipulation of the cover or cap of a port or clean out of a sewer system, as well as permitting manipulation of other fasteners having square protrusions thereon, as is common with plumbing device...
09/06/2005
6922864Multiple purpose tool
A multi purpose hand tool includes an elongate generally cylindrical handle having opposite first and second ends. The handle is adapted for grasping by a user and has a hole through the handle located substantially mid-way along the length of the handle. The hole e...
08/02/2005
6862765Combination of tool bit with handle
A tool includes a tool bit, a handle and a locking device. The tool bit includes a working head formed at an end, an insert formed at an opposite end and at least one annular groove defined in the insert. The handle includes a grip formed at an end, a socket definin...
03/08/2005
6739010Combination tool having a hammer
A combination tool includes a hammer having a head, a handle portion and a neck part, an accessory tool for attachment to the head, and an attachment part connected to the accessory tool and including a socket to receive a hammering end of the head, two retaining wa...
05/25/2004
6718586Interlocking striking tool handle
A striking tool is provided for interlocking with a bar-like tool having a fork end and/or a pike end. The striking tool uses two retaining features for retaining a bar-like tool. The pike can be replaced by or supplemented with an adz, or any other type of extrusio...
04/13/2004
6671913Specialized military and police combination tool
A tool assembly for military or police uses with removable interchangeable tool heads and handles. The handles of the tool assembly have connector assemblies at each end of the handle constructed of a cast nylon material impregnated with a dry lubricant a...
01/06/2004
6568016Firefighter's axe
A firefighter's axe generally comprising a handle having a top end and a bottom end, a stem forming a portion of the elongated handle adjacent the top end of the handle, and a head having a front end and a rear end. Formed on the front end of the axe head...
05/27/2003
6397420Manual emergency tool assembly
A manual emergency tool assembly including a pair of tools, each of which has an operating head and a handle. The handles are formed to be telescopically engaged with each other. A locking arrangement is provided to secure the handles to each other in a f...
06/04/2002
6367107Interlocking striking tool
A striking tool is provided for interlocking with a bar-like tool having a fork end and/or a pike end. The striking tool uses two retaining features for retaining a bar-like tool. The pike can be replaced by or supplemented with an adz, or any other type ...
04/09/2002
5937466Lugged ice axe head
A lugged ice axe head including a head portion which may have accessories, such as an ice pick, attached thereto; and a lug sleeve attached to and extending generally downwardly from the ice axe head. The lug sleeve has a hollow central portion with an op...
08/17/1999
5768727Integrated modular ice axe head
An integrated modular ice axe head is disclosed including a first base member fixedly attached to a handle and a second base member, attachable to the first base member, which has an accessory, such as a hammer head or adze formed integrally therewith. Pr...
06/23/1998
5709031Fire fighter's hatchet
A light-weight hatchet for use by firefighters and rescue workers is disclosed. The hatchet includes a head (11) having a blade side (15) and a cutting side (17), both designed to rip and tear an obstruction, such as a roof, wall, door, etc., without beco...
01/20/1998
5647080Ax hammer
An ax hammer (10) for use in carpet laying, including a head (11) having a base (19) on which a hammering surface (20) is mounted at the one extremity of head (11), and a blade (30) disposed at the head's other extremity. A lowermost niche or hollow (241)...
07/15/1997
5507051Prospector tool
A new and improved prospector tool having a shovel handle. A shovel has a pivotable extending arm thereattached. The pivotable extending arm couples with the shovel handle. The pivotable extending arm serves to position the shovel at different angles. A t...
04/16/1996
5481950Multipurpose tool for use with railroad cars
A rigid head extending laterally from an adjustable handle has an elongate slot therethrough aligned with the longitudinal axis, of the handle for receiving and operating the handle of a valve. A first concave surface is formed in the upper edge of the he...
01/09/1996
5425176Handle for ice axe
An ice axe device comprising a handle having a gripping end and a working end and an impact member attached at the working end. The gripping end is configured about its longitudinal axis with a smaller, forward curvature and a larger, rearward curvature. ...
06/20/1995
5315724Combination fire tool
A combination fire axe includes an elongated handle, a head member disposed at one end of the handle, and a pike member disposed at the opposite end of the handle. The head member includes a base portion secured to the handle and a cutting portion having ...
05/31/1994
5315725Multipurpose tool
A new and improved multipurpose hand-held tool, especially adapted to be used by rescue workers to extract victims from damaged motor vehicles, includes a handle, a head, a foot, and a saw blade that projects from the bottom of the foot. The head is conne...
05/31/1994
5297306Multipurpose outdoor tool
An ax has an elongated socket extending along the top of the ax head in parallel relationship with the top of the ax blade. A detachable implement, which may be a spade blade, a pick point, a saw blade or any of various other implements, has a tang which ...
03/29/1994
5226718Mountaineering stick having warning and lighting means and capable of being dismantled and assembled rapidly
A mountaineering stick comprises a plurality of segments, each of which can be detached and reassembled by means of eccentric structures. A lighting device of special design is affixed to the stick for lighting and warning purposes. Such stick can be easi...
07/13/1993
4958395Outdoor cutting kit apparatus
A cutting tool kit for outdoorsman consisting of a knife, a saw, a hatchet, and an ax. Four handles including two head handles releasably secured to the coupling hub openings in the ax and hatchet having tubular ends adapted to telescope onto the head han...
09/25/1990
4924544Emergency tool
An emergency tool is provided capable of performing four post-catastrophe functions. The tool has a handle and a head. One end of the handle forms an open-end wrench socket useful in shutting off the water supply to a residence. The handle also defines a ...
05/15/1990
4825918Wood splitting leverage sledge
The present disclosure is directed to a log splitting sledge. The sledge has a cutting blade projecting from a lower face of the head of the sledge. One face of the blade is integral with a side face of the head and extends at an angle of about 12 degrees...
05/02/1989
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